Antonyms for jubilant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : joo-buh-luh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒu bə lənt


Definition of jubilant

Origin :
  • 1660s, from Latin jubilantem (nominative jubilans), present participle of jubilare "to call to someone," in Christian writers, "to shout for joy," related to jubilum "wild shout." First attested in Milton. Related: Jubilantly.
  • adj happy
Example sentences :
  • Gavard now showed the most jubilant bearing at Monsieur Lebigre's.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • The captain was so excited and jubilant that he was incoherent.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • At last his jubilant spirit was conquered; he realized that something was amiss.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • But they found the girl sitting tense and jubilant at the controls.
  • Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West
  • But his was the only jubilant note that was sounded, his the only voice that was raised.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Jimmy rushed to the desk and returned in a few minutes, with a jubilant face.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • "You will see how she has grown," exclaimed Almayer, in a jubilant tone.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • The two numbers close the part in a brilliant and jubilant manner.
  • Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
  • Then, in jubilant waves, the blood beat back into her arteries.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • Father Letheby, after his unusually heavy confessional, was jubilant.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

Synonyms for jubilant

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